What is CVE-2022-1499?

CVE-2022-1499 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 6.3/10. Published 2022-07-26.

How severe is CVE-2022-1499?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.3 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Google Chrome

CVE-2022-1499

Inappropriate implementation in WebAuthentication in Google Chrome prior to 101.0.4951.41 allowed a remote attacker to bypass same origin policy via a crafted HTML page.

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

Published 2022-07-26 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.008 (54.0th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 54th percentile — 54.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.008 · newest: 0.008 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Google Chrome — versions unspecified

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-863 — Incorrect Authorization

References

chromereleases.googleblog.com/2022/04/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_26.html (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
crbug.com/1000408 (Exploit, Patch, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-25 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-1499?: CVE-2022-1499 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 6.3/10. Published 2022-07-26.
How severe is CVE-2022-1499?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.3 out of 10.